Coronavirus – Isolation and Mental Health
All around the world people are being told to stay home because of the coronavirus. Many are in lockdown or total isolation. This includes my family. My wife is immunocompromised, and she and our family have been advised to stay home and totally isolate. It…
A Simple Life By Design™
Simple Living by Design™ is a mantra I live by. Simple living is an effective way to develop good mental health. I like the simple life and I love the life I design. Simple living is one of the 5 cornerstones of my plan for…
Dear Nanna – Two Years On
It has been two long years since I lost my precious Nan. I wrote this piece on the anniversary of her death. It has taken me a few weeks to feel up to posting it. Today marks two years since you passed away Nan, and…
Thoughts of Suicide
**TRIGGER WARNING** THIS POST CONTAINS DETAILS OF SELF HARM. If you’re feeling like you want to self harm please speak to a professional. If you’re feeling like you may be in imminent danger, please call “000” To talk to someone you can call Beyond Blue…
“One Day at a Time” – Let’s review this show that has mental health at it’s core.
My son and I have been working our way through TV series such as Full house, Fuller House, Champions and Atypical. When looking for something else we decided to take a look at “One Day at a Time” and we haven’t looked back. What I…
A Week in the Life of Nickers – January 28th to February 3rd
What a crazy week…naturally the triplets (my kitten kids) have kept us busy and of course entertained…lol It was back to school this week and boy was our little man excited and sooo looking forward to returning…not! Naturally he was looking forward to seeing his…
Growth Mindset & Mental Health
Over the past few years there has been a lot of discussion in education and parenting circles about growth mindset. Stanford researcher, Carol Dweck developed the theory along to help understand why some students were succeeding at school. These days there is a greater understanding…
You can develop resilience as an adult – here’s how.
Resilience is a key contributor to good mental health. It is more than being able to bounce back. It is the ability to experience both negative and positive emotions even in painful situations. It is finding value in most challenges and not allowing a negative…
Resilience & Kids
What is Resilience and how can we nurture it in our kids to help them navigate through their childhood & later years? Resilience refers to how someone can “bounce back” when faced with a challenging situation. Kids’ lives aren’t exactly stress free as we adults…
Talking to Kids about Emotions and How to Understand Them
One of the reasons I wanted to start 2 B Continued was to help kids to understand their emotions and also to help parents to better understand their kid’s mental health and how to nurture it. I’m sure most of us remember being told, when we…
